KJV ORIGINAL
And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Araunah said to David, 'Let my lord the king take whatever seems right to you and offer it up. Look, here are oxen for burnt offerings, and threshing tools and ox yokes that can be used for wood.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Araunah is generously offering King David everything he needs - animals, wood, and tools - to make a sacrifice to God.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after David conducted a census against God's will, bringing judgment on Israel. David sought to build an altar and make sacrifices to stop a plague that was killing his people. Araunah was a Jebusite who owned a threshing floor on Mount Moriah, where David wanted to build the altar.
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